Simon Watts: Climate Change Minister on the decision to stop farming being charged through Emissions Trading Scheme
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
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The Climate Change Minister says plans to reduce agricultural emissions must be balanced with maintaining New Zealand's production.
The Government plans to change the law in order to to stop farming being charged with credit offsets through the Emissions Trading Scheme.
It was the fallback plan if partnership group He Waka Eka Noa couldn't find an alternative way to charge agriculture.
He Waka Eke Noa will be replaced and Simon Watts says he's committed to pricing agricultural emissions by 2030.
"We want that to be industry and farmer-led, because our farmers are some of the most carbon-efficient farmers in the world."
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